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The language of the Inuit : syntax, semantics, and society in the Arctic / Louis-Jacques Dorais.

By: Series: McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 58Publication details: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2010.Description: xii, 396 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780773536463
  • 0773536469
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PM50 .D669 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- The Eskaleut family of languages -- The Inuit language -- The Nunavik Dialect of Inukitut -- The prehistory of the Inuit language -- Historical sources and linguistic change -- Semantics, neology, and oral change -- Literacy and formal education -- Language contact and bilingualism -- The current status of the Inuit Language -- Conclusion : language and identity in the arctic -- Appendices. The possessive noun declension (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; The grammatical endings of verbs (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; Categories of lexical affixes with Nunavik Inuktitut examples ; Inuit first and home languages in Inuit nunaat (Canada) in 2006.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks PM50 .D669 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001146132

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The Eskaleut family of languages -- The Inuit language -- The Nunavik Dialect of Inukitut -- The prehistory of the Inuit language -- Historical sources and linguistic change -- Semantics, neology, and oral change -- Literacy and formal education -- Language contact and bilingualism -- The current status of the Inuit Language -- Conclusion : language and identity in the arctic -- Appendices. The possessive noun declension (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; The grammatical endings of verbs (Nunavik Inuktitut) ; Categories of lexical affixes with Nunavik Inuktitut examples ; Inuit first and home languages in Inuit nunaat (Canada) in 2006.

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